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LightZone is a purpose-built photo editing application that complements Adobe Creative Suite’s pixel-based editing with more intelligent photo-editing functionality. It makes Photoshop even better. “While Adobe has made a name for itself in graphic design, its 20-year old pixel-based technology ignores photographic knowledge that can make photo-editing so much more powerful,†says Georges van Hoegaerden, …
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Lexar Media, Inc. has launched its ExpressCard Solid State Drive with auto-backup software. About half the size of a PC card, the Lexar device plugs directly into the ExpressCard slot of a notebook PC. It comes in capacities of 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. Its auto-backup software allows for automatic regular (daily, weekly, or monthly) backup …
It’s Pentax’s turn at the cashback promo deals and they call theirs the “Picture Perfect†Rebate Promo. It covers certain models in their Optio line as well as DSLR products. The promo offers cashback incentives on the Pentax Optio A30, Optio T30, and Optio E30. You get $50 in mail-in rebate for the A30 and …
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Photographic Solutions, Inc. (PSI) is offering two new Digital Survival Kits to make sensor cleaning a whole lot easier. The kits, which cost $20, come in reusable nylon zippered pouches containing four Sensor Swabs, a half-ounce (15mL) container of either Eclipse or E2 Optic Cleaner fluid, a 10 sheet pack of lint free cleaning wipes, …
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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will go on as scheduled June 11-15, 2007 and yes, Steve Jobs will keynote the event at the Moscone West center in San Francisco, CA. No surprise there, as CEO Jobs has been doing that since the time of Moses. But for Apple to have to confirm that tickles some …
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New Leaf Paper of San Francisco, CA is introducing to the market a new type of coated paper made entirely from recycled materials. The company says their New Leaf Sakura 100 is manufactured from 100% post-consumer waste (PCW), compared with other recycled coated papers in the U.S. which contain only 10 to 30 percent PCW. …
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Seoul-based Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. today announced that its DDR3 memory components and modules have been validated by Intel. Hynix’s newly-validated products include the 1Gigabit DDR3 SDRAM component manufactured on the company’s 80nm process technology, as well as 1Gigabyte and 2Gigabyte DDR3 unbuffered DIMMs. The new memory modules tout operating speeds of 800MHz and 1066MHz at …
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The Wedding Photography Directory (WPD) has launched the 2007 Creative Summer Wedding Photography Contest, with a cash prize of $1,000 for the first place winner. The contest is open to members of the WPD as well as non-member wedding photographers. It opened today for public entries. The contest began accepting entries last April 17 for …
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